Brooklyn vs Sunshine

In both, most households own their home. In Brooklyn, about half of households are people living alone. In Sunshine, most homes are detached houses. On these figures, Brooklyn tends to suit people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Sunshine

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (7 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (11 vs 2)
  • has more parks and reserves (14 vs 3)
  • But Brooklyn has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Sunshine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($415,000 vs $625,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Sunshine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($340/wk vs $391/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Sunshine

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (9% vs 2%)
  • is more walkable (99/100 vs 57/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Sunshine

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (15 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (99/100 vs 57/100)
  • But Brooklyn has more units and townhouses to downsize into (47% vs 31%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Brooklyn

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (6.6% vs -3.3%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.2% vs 3.6%)
  • But Sunshine returns a higher gross yield on units (5.5% vs 3.8%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Brooklyn and Sunshine drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Brooklyn Sunshine
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Brooklyn Sunshine
Walkability 57 / 99
Brooklyn — Walkability: 57/100 Sunshine — Walkability: 99/100
Safety 6 / 4
Brooklyn — Safety: 6/100 Sunshine — Safety: 4/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Brooklyn — Low fire risk: 100/100 Sunshine — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 59 / 49
Brooklyn — Low flood risk: 59/100 Sunshine — Low flood risk: 49/100

Demographics

Sunshine has more residents (9,445 vs 1,979); Brooklyn has higher household incomes ($101,816 vs $81,432).

Brooklyn Sunshine
Population 1,979 9,445
+377% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.6% -3.3%
Median age 34 35
Median household income $101,816/yr
+20% vs other
 $81,432/yr
Median weekly rent $391/wk
+13% vs other
 $340/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brooklyn Sunshine
0-4 6.6% / 6.2%
Brooklyn — 0-4: 6.6% Sunshine — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 7.0% / 10.0%
Brooklyn — 5-14: 7.0% Sunshine — 5-14: 10.0%
15-19 2.9% / 4.1%
Brooklyn — 15-19: 2.9% Sunshine — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 6.5% / 7.5%
Brooklyn — 20-24: 6.5% Sunshine — 20-24: 7.5%
25-34 29.3% / 21.0%
Brooklyn — 25-34: 29.3% Sunshine — 25-34: 21.0%
35-44 15.4% / 15.9%
Brooklyn — 35-44: 15.4% Sunshine — 35-44: 15.9%
45-54 11.5% / 12.1%
Brooklyn — 45-54: 11.5% Sunshine — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 10.0% / 9.8%
Brooklyn — 55-64: 10.0% Sunshine — 55-64: 9.8%
65-74 6.0% / 6.8%
Brooklyn — 65-74: 6.0% Sunshine — 65-74: 6.8%
75-84 3.0% / 4.0%
Brooklyn — 75-84: 3.0% Sunshine — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ 2.4% / 2.4%
Brooklyn — 85+: 2.4% Sunshine — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Brooklyn 45.0% lone person
Brooklyn — Lone Person: 45.0% Brooklyn — Couple Families: 30.7% Brooklyn — One Parent Families: 14.3% Brooklyn — Group Household: 7.0% Brooklyn — Other Families: 2.9%
Sunshine 32.2% lone person
Sunshine — Lone Person: 32.2% Sunshine — Couple Families: 37.0% Sunshine — One Parent Families: 17.7% Sunshine — Group Household: 9.7% Sunshine — Other Families: 3.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Brooklyn 40.6% renting
Brooklyn — Owned Outright: 21.6% Brooklyn — Mortgage: 37.9% Brooklyn — Renting: 40.6%
Sunshine 42.1% renting
Sunshine — Owned Outright: 28.2% Sunshine — Mortgage: 29.7% Sunshine — Renting: 42.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Brooklyn Sunshine
Bachelor Degree 18.0% / 15.9%
Brooklyn — Bachelor Degree: 18.0% Sunshine — Bachelor Degree: 15.9%
Certificate III & IV 13.3% / 8.8%
Brooklyn — Certificate III & IV: 13.3% Sunshine — Certificate III & IV: 8.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 6.6%
Brooklyn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Sunshine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Postgraduate Degree 5.2% / 6.9%
Brooklyn — Postgraduate Degree: 5.2% Sunshine — Postgraduate Degree: 6.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 2.1%
Brooklyn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Sunshine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Brooklyn Sunshine
Vietnam 3.2% / 13.5%
Brooklyn — Vietnam: 3.2% Sunshine — Vietnam: 13.5%
India 3.5% / 4.7%
Brooklyn — India: 3.5% Sunshine — India: 4.7%
New Zealand 3.4% / 1.4%
Brooklyn — New Zealand: 3.4% Sunshine — New Zealand: 1.4%
Nepal — / 3.7%
Brooklyn — Nepal: not among its largest Sunshine — Nepal: 3.7%
China 1.4% / 1.8%
Brooklyn — China: 1.4% Sunshine — China: 1.8%
Italy 2.5% / —
Brooklyn — Italy: 2.5% Sunshine — Italy: not among its largest
Philippines — / 2.4%
Brooklyn — Philippines: not among its largest Sunshine — Philippines: 2.4%
England 2.1% / —
Brooklyn — England: 2.1% Sunshine — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Brooklyn 53.4% houses
Brooklyn — Houses: 53.4% Brooklyn — Townhouses: 41.9% Brooklyn — Flats / Apartments: 4.7%
Sunshine 69.2% houses
Sunshine — Houses: 69.2% Sunshine — Townhouses: 22.1% Sunshine — Flats / Apartments: 8.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Brooklyn Sunshine
Median house price $810,000 $835,000
Median unit price $625,000 $415,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 23 sales
 29 days
from 115 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Brooklyn Sunshine
2 bed $730K / $720K
Brooklyn — 2 bed: $730K (6 sales) Sunshine — 2 bed: $720K (30 sales)

6 vs 30 sales

3 bed $786K / $824K
Brooklyn — 3 bed: $786K (27 sales) Sunshine — 3 bed: $824K (109 sales)

27 vs 109 sales

4 bed $850K / $1.03M
Brooklyn — 4 bed: $850K (11 sales) Sunshine — 4 bed: $1.03M (26 sales)

11 vs 26 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Brooklyn Sunshine
1 bed $307K / $269K
Brooklyn — 1 bed: $307K (5 sales) Sunshine — 1 bed: $269K (14 sales)

5 vs 14 sales

2 bed $604K / $431K
Brooklyn — 2 bed: $604K (24 sales) Sunshine — 2 bed: $431K (40 sales)

24 vs 40 sales

3 bed $786K / $720K
Brooklyn — 3 bed: $786K (8 sales) Sunshine — 3 bed: $720K (7 sales)

8 vs 7 sales

Zoning mix

Brooklyn has more industrially zoned land (70% vs 13%); Sunshine has more commercially zoned land (15% vs 4%).

Brooklyn Sunshine
Industrial 70% 13%
Residential 10% 50%
Commercial 4% 15%
Infrastructure and transport 13% 14%
Parks and recreation 2% 8%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Brooklyn Sunshine
New dwellings approved 670
across Brimbank
same for both
Approvals change year on year +40%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Brooklyn Sunshine
Houses 4.2%
$610/wk on $755K
 3.6%
$580/wk on $848K
Units 3.8%
$440/wk on $600K
 5.5%
$400/wk on $375K

Ranking within VIC

Brooklyn Sunshine
House price Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 56% of VIC
Income Higher than 74% of VIC Higher than 49% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 21% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 100% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 41% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 89% of VIC Higher than 73% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 39% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 5% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC

Liveability

Sunshine is more walkable (99 vs 57); Brooklyn scores higher overall (57 vs 44).

Brooklyn Sunshine
Grade B C
Score 57/100 44/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Sunshine carries more flood risk (51 vs 41).

Brooklyn Sunshine
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
94/100
 High
96/100
Flood Moderate
41/100
 Moderate
51/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 46
within 5 km
 37
within 5 km

Schools

Brooklyn Sunshine
Inside the suburb 1 7
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Victoria University Footscray Park, 5.3 km
 1
Victoria University Footscray Park, 5.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.0% 2.4%

Schools in Brooklyn

  • Annunciation School Catholic · Primary above peers

Schools in Sunshine

  • Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Sunshine Harvester Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Sunshine Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • SEDA College (Victoria) - AFL - Sunshine Independent · Secondary
  • Sunshine College-Sunshine Work Education Training Unit Government · Secondary
  • Hester Hornbrook Academy - Sunshine Campus Independent · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Brooklyn Sunshine
Supermarkets 1 15
Cafes & restaurants 2 32
Parks & reserves 3 14
Childcare 2 11
GPs 0 15
Pharmacies 0 7
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 6
Fuel stations 3 5
Waterways 3 4

Mobility

Brooklyn Sunshine
Walkability score 57/100 99/100
Distance to Melbourne 12.8 km 13.1 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 25 min 24 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 94/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 112.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 578.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.5%
postcode 3012
 0.9%
postcode 3020
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 18
postcode 3012
 28
postcode 3020

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Brooklyn Sunshine
Car (driver) 60.4% / 52.6%
Brooklyn — Car (driver): 60.4% Sunshine — Car (driver): 52.6%
Worked from Home 31.7% / 28.3%
Brooklyn — Worked from Home: 31.7% Sunshine — Worked from Home: 28.3%
Train 2.1% / 9.3%
Brooklyn — Train: 2.1% Sunshine — Train: 9.3%
Car (passenger) 2.3% / 4.2%
Brooklyn — Car (passenger): 2.3% Sunshine — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Bus 2.2% / 3.2%
Brooklyn — Bus: 2.2% Sunshine — Bus: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.4%).

Setting

Brooklyn Sunshine
Elevation 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.2 km 8.2 km

NBN connectivity

Brooklyn Sunshine
Connectivity score 84/100 77/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 54%
1,713 premises
 15%
5,519 premises

Climate

Brooklyn Sunshine
Annual rainfall 482 mm 534 mm
Summer max (Jan) 25.9°C 26.7°C
Winter min (Jul) 6.2°C 6.5°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Brooklyn Sunshine
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 23.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Brooklyn Sunshine
Average residential rate $1,847/yr
same for both
Council Brimbank
same for both

Federal electorate

Brooklyn Sunshine
Division Fraser
same for both
Member Daniel Mulino
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Brooklyn Sunshine
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Brooklyn

Middle-Ring Quiet Townhouses

Sunshine

Easy Commute Gentrifying Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks River Townhouses Transport Hub

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